29 Mar
2007
29 Mar
'07
3:40 p.m.
Hmmm... That's a great idea. Hopefully, the charging circuit works on
tractor batteries as well as the pricey SLA's specified.
And Mark G had the idea of looking for online manuals via archive.org, also
an excellent suggestion. Unfortunately, the index / top layer pages seem to
be in the archive, but little else. So far, no manuals.
Thanks, to both you guys.
-T
At 09:17 AM 3/29/2007 -0700, you wrote:
On 28 Mar 2007 at 15:53, Tom Peters wrote:
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98. [Philosophy] REPORTER: Mr. Gandhi, what do you think about Western
Civilization? GANDHI: I think it would be a good idea.
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I've got a model ME2.1KVA unit that needs
four 12V, 35Ah batteries. I
think
it works, I just can't afford the batteries.
Best price I've seen is about
$49. The UPS is huge-- about 18 inches front to back, and darn near two
feet high.
I've got a 1.4KVA Elgar supply that I've had for a very long time.
Same story--it takes 48v of lead-acid gel cells. I got around that
by constructing a separate box (out of wood) that holds 4 12v garden
tractor batteries ($19 the each at the local big box--also keeps the
fumes out of the electronics). If you wanted to splurge, you could
opt for deep-cycle marine batteries, but we don't get long power
failures very often, since the co-op moved the substation about a
half-mile up the road.
I check the water every time I have my teeth cleaned (6 month
intervals) and replace them every 5 years or so. The big UPSes are
very reliable in my experience--not like some of the consumer items.
Cheers,
Chuck
I also have a ME700VA unit that uses the same battery, just one of them.
Both have serial ports and lots of dipswitches.
Anyone know where to find a manual for these?
TIA,
Tom
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96. [Philosophy] "You are, of course, correct, and I disagree completely."
mikeh at netcom.com (Michael F. Howard)
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